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Josephus
37 - 100
Josephus
Flavius Josephus (; Greek: Ἰώσηπος, Iṓsēpos; c. 37 – c. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Josephus has received more than 2,865,931 page views. His biography is available in 69 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 68 in 2019). Josephus is the 8th most popular historian, the 24th most popular biography from Israel and the most popular Israeli Historian.
Josephus is most famous for being a Jewish historian and writer. He is best known for writing the Jewish War, Antiquities of the Jews, and Against Apion.
Memorability Metrics
2.9M
Page Views (PV)
83.03
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
69
Languages Editions (L)
10.24
Effective Languages (L*)
3.43
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Josephuses by language
Among HISTORIANS
Among historians, Josephus ranks 8 out of 341. Before him are Ibn Khaldun, Thucydides, Sima Qian, Tacitus, Livy, and Xenophon. After him are Polybius, Suetonius, Alexis de Tocqueville, Diodorus Siculus, Thomas Kuhn, and Procopius.
Most Popular Historians in Wikipedia
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Ibn Khaldun
1332 - 1406
HPI: 85.96
Rank: 2
Thucydides
460 BC - 397 BC
HPI: 84.56
Rank: 3
Sima Qian
145 BC - 86 BC
HPI: 84.26
Rank: 4
Tacitus
54 - 120
HPI: 84.01
Rank: 5
Livy
59 BC - 17
HPI: 83.97
Rank: 6
Xenophon
430 BC - 354 BC
HPI: 83.41
Rank: 7
Josephus
37 - 100
HPI: 83.03
Rank: 8
Polybius
208 BC - 126 BC
HPI: 81.33
Rank: 9
Suetonius
70 - 126
HPI: 80.90
Rank: 10
Alexis de Tocqueville
1805 - 1859
HPI: 80.49
Rank: 11
Diodorus Siculus
90 BC - 30 BC
HPI: 79.51
Rank: 12
Thomas Kuhn
1922 - 1996
HPI: 79.04
Rank: 13
Procopius
500 - 560
HPI: 78.72
Rank: 14
Contemporaries
Among people born in 37, Josephus ranks 2. Before him is Nero. Among people deceased in 100, Josephus ranks 7. Before him are Mary, mother of Jesus, Saint Joseph, Mary Magdalene, John the Apostle, Bartholomew the Apostle, and Saint Anne. After him are Salome, Zechariah, Elizabeth, John the Evangelist, Caiaphas, and Longinus.
Others Born in 37
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Others Deceased in 100
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Mary, mother of Jesus
100 BC - 100
HPI: 93.21
Rank: 1
Saint Joseph
100 BC - 100
HPI: 87.17
Rank: 2
Mary Magdalene
10 BC - 100
HPI: 86.09
Rank: 3
John the Apostle
6 - 100
HPI: 85.40
Rank: 4
Bartholomew the Apostle
100 BC - 100
HPI: 84.51
Rank: 5
Saint Anne
100 BC - 100
HPI: 83.79
Rank: 6
Josephus
37 - 100
HPI: 83.03
Rank: 7
Salome
14 - 100
HPI: 82.39
Rank: 8
Zechariah
90 BC - 100
HPI: 80.55
Rank: 9
Elizabeth
100 BC - 100
HPI: 80.10
Rank: 10
John the Evangelist
10 - 100
HPI: 79.69
Rank: 11
Caiaphas
18 - 100
HPI: 78.90
Rank: 12
Longinus
100 - 100
HPI: 78.66
Rank: 13
In Israel
Among people born in Israel, Josephus ranks 24 out of 389. Before him are Thomas the Apostle (1), Isaiah (-800), Saint Stephen (1), Saint Anne (-100), Samson (-1118), and Daniel (-690). After him are Jude the Apostle (15), Philip the Apostle (5), Ezekiel (-621), Simon the Zealot (1), Salome (14), and Ariel Sharon (1928).
Others born in Israel
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Thomas the Apostle
1 - 72
HPI: 84.44
Rank: 18
Isaiah
800 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 84.28
Rank: 19
Saint Stephen
1 - 36
HPI: 83.89
Rank: 20
Saint Anne
100 BC - 100
HPI: 83.79
Rank: 21
Samson
1118 BC - Present
HPI: 83.44
Rank: 22
Daniel
690 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 83.04
Rank: 23
Josephus
37 - 100
HPI: 83.03
Rank: 24
Jude the Apostle
15 - 70
HPI: 82.83
Rank: 25
Philip the Apostle
5 - 80
HPI: 82.76
Rank: 26
Ezekiel
621 BC - 569 BC
HPI: 82.72
Rank: 27
Simon the Zealot
1 - 107
HPI: 82.56
Rank: 28
Salome
14 - 100
HPI: 82.39
Rank: 29
Ariel Sharon
1928 - 2014
HPI: 82.13
Rank: 30
Among HISTORIANS In Israel
Among historians born in Israel, Josephus ranks 1. After him are Procopius (500), William of Tyre (1130), Yuval Noah Harari (1976), and Benny Morris (1948).
Josephus
37 - 100
HPI: 83.03
Rank: 1
Procopius
500 - 560
HPI: 78.72
Rank: 2
William of Tyre
1130 - 1186
HPI: 73.28
Rank: 3
Yuval Noah Harari
1976 - Present
HPI: 69.65
Rank: 4
Benny Morris
1948 - Present
HPI: 58.30
Rank: 5
